Compatibility Check: Is Nikon D6 and Tokina AT-X DX 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 Fisheye compatible?

Below you will find your chosen camera and lens with a short product summary. Further down you will see details around their compatibility, if they are compatible or not.

Nikon D6

Released: 2020
Camera Type: DSLR
Sensor: Full frame
Resolution: 21 Megapixels
5568 x 3712 pixels

Tokina AT-X DX 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 Fisheye

Released: 2007
Focal Length: 10-17 mm
Aperture: f/3,5-4,5
Image Stabilization: No
Weight: 350 gram

Can you combine these two?

Last updated: December 2024

This is the short answer:

Yes! This combination might work

The camera and lens you have chosen might work but in a cropped mode since the lens is constructed for a smaller APS-C sensor.

Cropped Mode and Lower Resolution

This lens has focal length:
10-17 mm

You will experience:
15-25 mm

Using a lens constructed for an APS-C sensor can result in the resolution being lower than the 21 MP that the Nikon D6 has.

Focal Length

The Nikon camera has a sensor of type Full frame which means that your experienced Focal length will be the same as the lens specification tells us.

This lens has focal length:
10-17 mm

Since Nikon D6 does not have a Full Frame sensor the experienced focal length you will experience will be:
15-25 mm

Total weight

When you are looking at a combination of a camera and a lens you must always consider the total weight. Each product weighs in at:

Nikon D6
1270 gram

Tokina AT-X DX 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 Fisheye
350 gram

Together they have a total weight of 1620 gram (equal to 3.57 lb).

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Nikon D6

Tokina AT-X DX 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 Fisheye

Validation Status: Valid
Valid Camera: Yes
Valid Lens: Yes
Compatible: 3
Compatibility Check ID: 2101